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The inspiration for the musical film adaptation starring Peter Dinklage and directed by Joe Wright

This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII's reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit,... Read Full Overview

Cyrano de Bergerac est la plus c?l?bre pi?ce de th?'tre d'Edmond Rostand, ?crite et jou?e pour la premi?re fois ? Paris en 1897 avec un triomphe sans pareil.La profondeur du personnage de Cyrano, contraint entre courage et timidit?, amour et souffrance, id?alisme et g?n?rosit?... Read Full Overview

This acclaimed adaptation for the stage has garnered such reviews as: "Emotional depth Rostand himself would surely have envied...Burgess' extravagant verse keeps its contours, yet trips off the tongue almost as though it were contemporary speech." -London Times. Performance... Read Full Overview

Edmond Eug?ne Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is known best for his play Cyrano de Bergerac.

Based on the real life of the seventeenth century French dramatist of the same name, "Cyrano de Bergerac" is Edmond Rostand's classic romantic play. Cyrano, a cadet in the French Army, is a talented duelist, poet, and musician, however, he has extreme self-doubt in matters... Read Full Overview

Cyrano de Bergerac est l'une des pi?ces les plus populaires du th?'tre fran?ais, et la plus c?l?bre de son auteur, Edmond Rostand. Librement inspir?e de la vie et de l'oeuvre de l'?crivain libertin Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655), elle est repr?sent?e pour la premi?re... Read Full Overview

Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist. He is now best remembered for the works of fiction which have been woven, often very loosely, around his life story, most notably the 1897 play by Edmond Rostand. In these fictional works he is featured... Read Full Overview

First published at the end of the XIX century, Cyrano de Bergerac became immediately a literary and theatrical sensation, winning the Legion d'Honneur for its author and immortality for the main character.The play remains one of the most performed to this day and Cyrano one of... Read Full Overview

Tonight When I make my sweeping bow at heaven's gate, One thing I shall still possess, at any rate, Unscathed, something outlasting mortal flesh, And that is ... My panache.'